Library preparation method and application

ABSTRACT

A method for preparing an amplicon library for detecting the variation in a region to be tested of a target gene of a sample, including the following steps: 1) designing and synthesizing a forward outer primer F1, a forward inner primer F2, and a reverse primer R according to the target region; 2) carrying out a one-step PCR amplification on the sample to be tested using the forward outer primer F1, the forward inner primer F2, and the reverse inner primer R to obtain an amplified product, i.e., the amplicon library of the target region. This one-step library preparation technology can be applied to all second-generation platforms including IonTorrent, illumina and BGI/MGI platforms. Based on the library preparation method, the present invention has developed detection products for SNP, Ins/Del, CNV and methylation of DNA, as well as detection products for s gene fusion and expression of RNA samples.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is a U.S. National Phase of International Application Number PCT/CN2020/105117 filed Jul. 28, 2020, and claims priority to Chinese Application Number 201910694844.3 filed Jul. 30, 2019.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

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TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to the technical field of molecular biology, and particularly to a library preparation method and application.

BACKGROUND

Generally, the current sequencing and analysis of a sequence in a target region first requires a library preparation, and methods of library preparation are nothing more than capture library preparation and amplification library preparation.

The capture library preparation is an enrichment library preparation targeted at a relatively large region of a genome, such as a tens or hundreds of gene whole exon regions, while the multiplex amplification library preparation is to perform a target capture and sequencing and analysis on specific hotspot regions, or the whole exon regions of individual genes.

The method for amplification library preparation is to design corresponding specific primers according to a target region. These primers are then used to conduct a multiplex amplification on target sequences. It should be noted that these specific primers will directly carry sequencing adapters or bridging sequences, and then sequencing adapters are added thereto by a secondary PCR amplification, which is the process of a normal amplification library preparation. There are some problems in the application of the existing amplification library preparation methods. For example, the library preparation process is relatively cumbersome, requiring at least two cycles of PCR amplification and two corresponding library purifications, calling for numerous manual operation time that impose high requirements on operators, thus not conducive to popularization. Moreover, primer design and system optimization are relatively complicated; the cost of library preparation is high; and the entire library preparation process is time-consuming.

SUMMARY

Aiming at various problems existing in the amplification library preparation, the present invention provides the following technical solutions.

One purpose of the present invention is to provide a primer combination for preparing an amplicon library for detecting the variation of a target gene.

The primer combination provided by the present invention includes:

a forward outer primer F1, a forward inner primer F2, and a reverse primer R that are designed according to a target amplicon;

The forward outer primer F1 is sequentially composed of a sequencing adapter sequence 1, a barcode sequence for distinguishing different samples, and a universal sequence;

The forward inner primer F2 is sequentially composed of a universal sequence and a forward specific primer sequence of the target amplicon (a molecular tag is not required when detecting a tissue sample);

The reverse outer primer R is sequentially composed of a sequencing adapter 2 and a reverse specific primer sequence of the target amplicon.

In the above primer combination, optionally, a molecular tag is required when detecting low frequency mutations, and the forward inner primer F2 is sequentially composed of a universal sequence, a molecular tag sequence, and a forward specific primer sequence of the target amplicon.

The molecular tag sequence is composed of 6-30 bases, consisting random bases and 0-N(N is an integer ≥0) set(s) of specific bases; the specific bases are set in the random bases, for example, 1 set, 2 sets, 3 sets, or 4 sets; the specific bases in each set are composed of 1-5 bases, such as 1 base, 2 bases, 3 bases, 4 bases, or 5 bases.

The base sequence of each set is randomly selected, and the molecular tag sequence is used to distinguish different starting DNA template molecules. In a library preparation process, except for the fixed position and constant composition of the specific bases in the molecular tag sequence, the types of bases (A, T, C) of the random bases can be selected at will.

For example, in an embodiment of the present invention, the specific bases are set as 1 or 2 sets, with the sequence of ACT and/or TGA; for example, in the present embodiment, the molecular tag sequence is NNNNNACTNNNNTGA (SEQ ID NO: 13), where ACT and TGA are the specific bases, N is a random base of A, T, C, or G.

In the above primer combination, the sequencing adapter 1 and the sequencing adapter 2 are corresponding sequencing adapters selected according to different sequencing platforms.

In the above primer combination, the sequencing platform is an Illumina platform, the sequencing adapter 1 is 15, and the sequencing adapter 2 is 17;

or the sequencing platform is an Ion Torrent platform, the sequencing adapter 1 is A, and the sequencing adapter 2 is P;

or the sequencing platform is a BGI/MGI platform;

or, the nucleotide sequence of the universal sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO: 1.

Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a kit for preparing an amplicon library for detecting the variation of a target gene.

The kit provided by the present invention includes the above-mentioned primer combination.

The above kit further includes a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification buffer and a DNA polymerase system.

Another purpose of the present invention is to provide any one of the following applications of the primer combination or the kit described above:

(1) an application in preparing the amplicon library for detecting the variation of the target gene;

(2) an application in detecting mutation sites or variations in a target region of a sample to be tested;

(3) an application in detecting a variation frequency of the target region of the sample to be tested.

Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a method of preparing an amplicon library for detecting a variation of a target gene.

The method provided by the present invention includes the following steps:

taking the DNA or cDNA of a sample to be tested as a template, carrying out a one-step PCR amplification using the above primer combination or the above kit to obtain an amplified product, i.e., the amplicon library of the target gene.

In the above method, the molar ratio of the forward outer primer F1, the forward inner primer F2, and the reverse primer R in an amplification system for the one-step PCR amplification is (5-20):(1-20):(5-20).

In the above method, the sample to be tested is a tissue sample, a frozen sample, a puncture sample, a formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) sample, blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, pleural fluid, or other body fluids.

The application of the above method in detecting mutation sites or variations of the target gene of the sample to be tested.

The application of the above method in detecting a variation frequency of the target gene of the sample to be tested.

The amplicon library prepared by the above method also falls within the protection scope of the present invention.

Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for detecting the variation of the target gene of the sample to be tested.

The method provided by the present invention includes the following steps:

1) preparing an amplicon library of the target gene by the above method;

2) evenly mixing the amplicon libraries of the target genes of all samples, and then diluting to obtain a sequencing DNA library;

3) sequencing the sequencing DNA library to obtain a sequencing result, and analyzing the variation of the target gene of the sample to be tested according to the sequencing result.

Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a method of detecting a variation frequency in a target region of a sample to be tested.

The method provided by the present invention includes the following steps:

1) preparing an amplicon library of the target gene by the above method;

2) evenly mixing the amplicon libraries of the target genes of all samples, and then diluting to obtain a sequencing DNA library;

3) sequencing the sequencing DNA library to obtain a sequencing result, and calculating the variation frequency of the target gene of the sample to be tested according to the sequencing result.

Variation frequency=number of mutation clusters/total number of effective clusters×100%.

In the above method, the sample to be tested is an in vitro tissue sample, a frozen sample, a puncture sample, an FFPE sample, blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, or pleural fluid.

In the above method, optionally,

the nucleotide sequence of the universal sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO: 1;

the nucleotide sequence of the sequencing adapter 1 is shown in SEQ ID NO: 2;

the nucleotide sequence of the sequencing adapter 2 is shown in SEQ ID NO: 17.

For example, when the target gene to be tested is EGFR, optionally, the corresponding forward specific primer sequence and reverse specific primer sequence are respectively shown in SEQ ID NO: 14 and SEQ ID NO: 18, or, SEQ ID NO: 15 and SEQ ID NO: 19, or, SEQ ID NO: 21 and SEQ ID NO: 24, or, SEQ ID NO: 22 and SEQ ID NO: 25;

When the target gene to be tested is ERBB2, optionally, the corresponding forward specific primer sequence and reverse specific primer sequence are respectively shown in SEQ ID NO: 16 and SEQ ID NO: 20, or, SEQ ID NO: 23 and SEQ ID NO: 26;

When the target gene to be tested is EML4, optionally, the corresponding forward specific primer sequence and reverse specific primer sequence are respectively shown in SEQ ID NO: 27 and SEQ ID NO: 31, or, SEQ ID NO: 28 and SEQ ID NO: 31;

When the target gene to be tested is LMNA, optionally, the corresponding forward specific primer sequence and reverse specific primer sequence are respectively shown in SEQ ID NO: 29 and SEQ ID NO: 32;

When the target gene to be tested is MYC, optionally, the corresponding forward specific primer sequence and reverse specific primer sequence are respectively shown in SEQ ID NO: 30 and SEQ ID NO: 33.

For example, the barcode sequences are all nucleotides with a length of 6-12 nt, no more than 3 consecutive bases, and a GC content of 40-60%;

The universal sequence 1 and the universal sequence 2 generally have a length of 16-25 nt, and a GC content of 35-65%, without consecutive bases or obvious secondary structure;

For example, the molecular tag sequence is a sequence containing 6-15 random bases; including but not limited to the above sequences; in the embodiment of the present invention, for example, the barcode sequences for distinguishing different samples are shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 to SEQ ID NO: 12;

The variation can be point mutation, deletion or insertion, or fragment fusion.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows the composition of primers used for a one-step rapid amplification library preparation technology.

FIG. 2 shows products obtained when amplifying a template by the rapid amplification library preparation technology.

FIG. 3 shows an Agilent 2200 result of the library prepared by a BRCA1/2 one-step primer pool.

FIG. 4 shows the homogeneity of sequencing amplicons of the library prepared by the BRCA1/2 one-step primer pool.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the functional structure of each component of a quadruple-functional primer and a triple-functional primer.

FIG. 6 shows homogeneity results of the libraries prepared by a triple-functional component primer pool and a quadruple-functional component primer pool.

FIG. 7 shows the number of clusters (the number of molecular tag types) of one of the amplicons obtained after data analysis of the library prepared by using 30 ng cfDNA and one-step primer pool.

FIG. 8 shows the background noises at the level of 0.1‰-1‰ after sequencing the libraries prepared by the two methods.

FIG. 9 shows a result of Agilent 2200 TapeStation of the library prepared in Embodiment 2.

FIG. 10 shows a result of Agilent 2200 TapeStation of the library prepared in Embodiment 3.

FIG. 11 shows a result of Agilent 2200 TapeStation of the library prepared in Embodiment 4.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The experimental methods used in the following embodiments, unless otherwise specified, are all conventional methods.

The materials, reagents, etc. used in the following embodiments, unless otherwise specified, are commercially available.

Embodiment 1. Design and Synthesis of Primers for One-Step Amplicon Sequencing Library Preparation

I. Design of Primers for One-Step Amplicon Sequencing Library Preparation

The present invention provides an amplification library preparation method to prepare a second-generation sequencing library, and the structures of primers involved in the method are as follows (see FIG. 1):

forward outer primer F1: 5′-sequencing adapter sequence 1+Barcode sequence+universal sequence-3′;

forward inner primer F2: 5′-universal sequence+molecular tag sequence+gene forward specific primer sequence-3′;

or forward inner primer F2: 5′-universal sequence+gene forward specific primer sequence-3′ (molecular tag is required when detecting low frequency mutations, and molecular tag is not required when detecting tissue samples);

reverse primer R: 5′-sequencing adapter sequence 2+gene reverse specific primer sequence-3′.

When detecting low-frequency mutations, the structure of the forward inner primer F2 is: 5′-universal sequence+molecular tag sequence+gene forward specific primer sequence-3′.

Among them, the barcode sequence is a nucleic acid sequence that is used to distinguish different samples; a sample to be tested corresponds to a barcode sequence. The barcode sequence is 6-12 nt in length, and has no more than 3 consecutive bases, and a GC content of 40-60%, and the primer where the Barcode sequence is introduced has no obvious secondary structure, etc.

The forward outer primer F1 is used to distinguish different samples. The same sample has the same forward outer primer F1 regardless of detection sites.

The molecular tag sequence is used to mark different starting DNA template molecules (templates of different amplicons), and a starting DNA template molecule corresponds to a molecular tag sequence.

The molecular tag sequence includes random bases and at least one set of specific bases, the specific bases are set in the random bases, for example, 1 set or 2 sets; each set of specific bases is composed of 1-5 bases, for example, 3 bases or 4 bases. In a library preparation process, except for the fixed position and constant composition of the specific bases in the molecular tag sequence, the types of bases (A, T, G, C) of the random bases are randomly selected.

The starting templates of the sequencing results are classified using the molecular tag sequences, which can eliminate amplification errors and sequencing errors. In the present embodiment, two types of specific bases are used: ACT and TGA, which can be used separately or in combination.

Gene forward specific primer sequence and gene reverse specific primer sequence are primer sequences (respectively including the required forward primers and corresponding reverse primers to amplify different target regions) used to amplify specific target regions;

The universal sequence 1 is a specific nucleic acid sequence, which can be changed according to actual needs. The universal sequence 1 has a length of 16-25 nt, and a GC content of 35-65%, without consecutive bases or obvious secondary structure.

In present embodiment, the universal sequence used is GGCACCCGAGAATTCCA (SEQ ID NO: 1), with a length of 17 nt;

The sequencing adapter sequence 1 and the sequencing adapter sequence 2 are specific sequences that need to be introduced to primers during sequencing, and can specifically correspond to Ion Torrent, Illumina, or BGISEQ/MGISEQ sequencing platforms.

If the sequencing platform is the Illumina platform, the sequencing adapter sequences 1 and 2 are I5 and I7, respectively, and the adapter sequences are complementary to the primer sequences on the chip. The adapter is introduced to link a nucleic acid fragment to a vector.

If the sequencing platform is the Ion Torrent platform, the sequencing adapter sequences 1 and 2 are A and P, respectively, the A adapter is used for sequencing and complementary to the sequencing primer, and the P adapter is complementary to the sequence on the vector, so as to link a template to the vector.

If the sequencing platform is the BIISEQ/MGISEQ platform, the sequencing adapters are required for sequencing, which are specific sequences meeting the requirements of single-strand circularization, subsequent DNB preparation, and sequencing.

When the second-generation sequencing library is used in a sequencing, multiple samples will be tested simultaneously. As such, a set of forward outer primers F1 will be designed. M forward outer primers F1 correspond to M samples, and the barcode sequence in each forward outer primer F1 is different; P forward inner primers F2 and corresponding Q (generally P=Q, but there are also situations where P does not equal Q, for example, in a detection of RNA fusion genes) reverse primers R are designed according to the number P of amplicons required for the target capture region on each sample, and the structures of the molecular tags in the P forward inner primers F2 are identical.

II. Amplification Principle of One-Step Amplicon Sequencing Library

The primers design of one-step rapid amplification library preparation technology are as described above. When amplifying a template DNA/RNA, the procedure shown in FIG. 2 is followed. The forward outer primer F1 and the forward inner primer F2 share a normal universal sequence, so the forward outer primer F1 can use the forward inner primer F2 as a template to add a sequencing adapter and a sample barcode sequence to a target sequence. During amplification, the forward inner primer MIX1 (MIX1 is formed by mixing the forward inner primers F2 of multiple amplicons at a specific ratio) and the reverse primer MIX2 (MIX2 is formed by mixing the reverse primers R corresponding to multiple amplicons at a specific ratio) are used to perform the first cycle of reaction on the template to produce amplified products with F2 and R; in the second cycle of reaction, in addition to the above two PCR products, products with F2 and R sequences respectively at both ends will be further obtained; in the third cycle of reaction, a target product with the complete sequence of the complete sequencing library begins to appear, but at this time, the product has only one strand; subsequently in the fourth cycle of reaction, a double-stranded product with complete adapter sequences at two ends will be produced. Since the forward outer primer F1 has a much higher TM value and a much higher concentration than the forward inner primer F2, exponential amplifications of the complete products (that is, the two products marked with the red dashed box in the products of the fourth PCR cycle) will be realized later. Finally, the library preparation is completed after a dozen to dozens of cycles of reaction processes.

III. Establishment of Detection Method

1. One-Step Amplification

The primers synthesized in section I above were prepared as follows:

The forward outer primer F1 was dissolved in water to a primer concentration of 100 μM, and the forward inner primers F2 were respectively dissolved in water to a primer concentration of 100 μM. Subsequently, the various primers were mixed at an equimolar ratio to form the forward outer primer MIX1. The reverse primers R were respectively dissolved in water to 100 μM, and then mixed at an equimolar ratio into the reverse primer MIX2.

The genomic DNA of multiple samples to be tested was extracted.

The reagents shown in Table 1 were successively added to a 0.2 ml eight-row tube or 96-well plate (each type of nucleic acid sample was extracted according to the instruction of the specific manufacturer's kit provided in the embodiment):

Table 1 Shows the Amplification System of a Certain Sample

Reagent Volume (μl) KAPA HiFi PCR Kits (including but not limited 10 to the DNA polymerase) Genomic DNA of a certain sample (generally    1-10 5-20 ng of gDNA) Forward inner primer MIX1 (100 μM) 0.01-5 Forward outer primer F1 (100 μM) 0.01-5 Reverse primer MIX2 (100 μM) 0.01-5 DNAase-free H₂O Replenish water to 20

The procedure of the above PCR amplification is shown in Table 2.

Table 2 Shows the PCR Amplification Procedure

Number Temperature Time of cycles 95° C.   2 m 95° C. 30 s 15-30 60° C. 90 s 72° C. 90 s 72° C.  10 m  4° C. —

After the PCR reaction was completed, the PCR product obtained was the amplicon library.

2. Magnetic Bead Purification and Qubit Quantification

After the PCR reaction was completed, the Agencourt AMPure XP Kit (Cat. No. A63880/A63881/A63882) from Beckman Coulter Inc. was used for purification. The operation steps were as follows:

1) The Agilent court AMPure XP Kit was taken out 30 min in advance, fully vortex and put aside at room temperature.

2) After the PCR reaction, the magnetic beads were fully vortexed again, 24 μl of magnetic beads were added to the system, blow repeatedly more than 5 times or vortex fully, and put aside at room temperature for 5 min.

3) The Eppendorf (EP) tubes were transferred to a magnetic stand and put aside for 5 min until the solution was clear, by using a pipette to carefully remove the supernatant without contacting the magnetic beads.

4) 100 μl of freshly prepared 80% ethanol solution was added to each tube, the EP tubes were slowly rotated for 2 cycles on the magnetic stand, followed by putting aside for 5 min and discarding the supernatant.

5) The step 4 was repeated one more time.

6) The EP tubes were opened and put aside at room temperature to allow a complete liquid volatilization until surfaces of the magnetic beads became matte. The magnetic beads should not be dried excessively.

7) The EP tubes were removed from the magnetic stand, 30 μl of PCR-grade purified water was added, followed by vortex to mix well, and putting aside at room temperature for 10 min.

8) The EP tubes in the previous step were placed on the magnetic stand for 2 min or until the solution was clear, followed by using a pipette to carefully absorb the supernatant on the side away from the magnet without contacting the magnetic beads.

A purified amplicon library was obtained.

The purified amplicon library was subjected to a DNA library concentration determination and an Agilent 2200 TapeStation Systems detection using Qubit 2.0.

3. Sequencing and Result Analysis

The purified amplicon libraries of multiple samples were mixed at an equal concentration, and then diluted to 100 PM to obtain a DNA library for amplicon sequencing. Sequencing was performed (sequenator used was Ion GeneStudio™ S5 Plus System, Thermofisher, A38195), after data processing and analysis (S5 Torrent Server), the mutations and mutation frequency of a tested sample were obtained.

The calculation method of the variation frequency of the library with molecular tags was as follows:

Since the original template was subjected to molecular marking during the library amplification process, the calculation method of the mutation frequency was as follows:

In the sequencing results, DNA molecules with the same kind of molecular tags were defined as a cluster, and DNA molecules with the same kind of molecular tags were amplified products of an initial DNA template, that is, a series of DNA molecules obtained by amplification using the same original template;

Whether mutations occurred in the cluster or not was confirmed. If the proportion of a specific type of bases in a certain position in the cluster was greater than or equal to 80%, the cluster was recorded as an effective cluster. If the number of mutant DNA molecules with molecular tags in the effective cluster accounted for greater than or equal to 80%, it was recorded as a mutation cluster;

Variation frequency=number of mutation clusters/total number of effective clusters×100%.

Notes: It is statistically significant only when the number of DNA molecules in the same cluster (a sequence sequenced) in the sequencing results is ≥2.

Embodiment 2. Preparation and Sequencing of One-Step Amplicon Sequencing Library

1. Design of Primers for One-Step Amplicon Sequencing Library Preparation

The detection region of this experiment contained three amplicons (EGFR L858R, 19del and insertion mutations of ERBB2);

The test samples included two frozen lung cancer tissue samples (sample 1, sample 2), four lung cancer FFPE (formalin fixed paraffin-embedded tissue samples) samples (sample 3, sample 4, sample 5, sample 6), and two white blood cell samples from healthy subjects (sample 7, sample 8). The mutations of the above eight samples were already known.

The primers (eight Barcode sequences were used in the present embodiment) shown in Table 3 were designed according to the three amplicons (EGFR L858R, 19del and insertion mutations of ERBB2):

Table 3 Shows the Primer Sequences of EGFR L858R, 19Del and Insertion Mutations of ERBB2

Primer Required primer Amplicon sequence Forward Sequencing CCATCTCATC outer adapter CCTGCGTGTC primer F1 sequence 1 TCCGACTCAG (SEQ ID NO: 2) Barcode TCCTCGAATC sequence (SEQ ID (ten NO: 3) listed) TAGGTGGTTC (SEQ ID NO: 4) TCTAACGGAC (SEQ ID NO 5) TTGGAGTGTC (SEQ ID NO: 6) TCTAGAGGTC (SEQ ID NO: 7) TCTGGATGAC (SEQ ID NO: 8) TCTATTCGTC (SEQ ID NO: 9) AGGCAATTGC (SEQ ID NO: 10) TTAGTCGGAC (SEQ ID NO: 11) CAGATCCATC (SEQ ID NO: 12) Universal GGCACCCGAG sequence AATTCCA (SEQ ID NO: 1) Forward Universal GGCACCCGAG inner sequence AATTCCA sequence (SEQ ID F2 NO: 1) Gene EGFR CAGGAACGTA forward L858R CTGGTGAAAA specific CAC primer (SEQ ID sequence NO: 14) EGFR CTTCCTTCTC 19del TCTCTGTCAT AGGGA (SEQ ID NO: 15) ERBB2 CTCCCATACC CTCTCAGCGT A (SEQ ID NO: 16) Reverse Sequencing CCTCTCTATG primer R adapter GGCAGTCGGT sequence 2 GAT (SEQ ID NO: 17) Gene EGFR GAAAATGCTG reverse L858R GCTGACCTAA specific AGC primer (SEQ ID sequence NO: 18) EGFR AGCAAAGCAG 19del AAACTCACAT CGA (SEQ ID NO: 19) ERBB2 AGCCATAGGG CATAAGCTGT G (SEQ ID NO: 20)

The sequencing adapter is suitable for the Ion GeneStudio™ S5 Plus System sequencing platform.

II. One-Step Amplicon Sequencing Library

Nucleic acid extraction and purification kit (DNA extraction from FFPE samples: GeneRead DNA FFPE kit, Qiagen, 180134; DNA extraction from frozen tissue samples: QIAamp DNA Mini Kit 250, QIAGEN, 51306).

1. One-Step Amplification

The PCR product was obtained according to step 1 in section III of Embodiment 1.

The amplification system is shown in Table 4.

Table 4 Shows the Amplification System

Reagent Volume (μl) KAPA HiFi PCR Kits (including but not limited 10 to the DNA polymerase) Genomic DNA of a certain sample 5-20 Forward inner primer MIX1 (100 μM) 1 Forward outer primer F1 (100 μM) 0.5 Reverse primer MIX2 (100 μM) 0.5 DNAase-free H₂O Replenish water to 20

Table 5 Shows the Amplification Procedure

Number Temperature Time of cycles 95° C.   2 m 95° C. 30 s 18 60° C. 90 s 72° C. 90 s 72° C.  10 m  4° C. —

2. Magnetic Bead Purification and Qubit Quantification

Same steps were performed as those in step 2 of section III of Embodiment 1.

The PCR product was purified and recovered by the magnetic bead (Agencourt AMPure XP, Beckman Coulter, A63880), and DNA library concentration determination and Agilent 2200 TapeStation Systems detection were conducted using Qubit 2.0.

The result of the Agilent 2200 TapeStation Systems detection is shown in FIG. 9.

3. Sequencing and Result Analysis

The PCR products of all samples were mixed at an equal concentration and diluted to 100 pM to obtain a DNA library for sequencing.

The sequencing results are shown in Table 6:

Table 6 Shows the Results of Sequencing

Method of the present invention 63 gene detection Variation Variation Sample No. Variation type frequency Variation type frequency Frozen sample 1 EGFR: L858R 13.7% EGFR: L858R 17.8% Frozen sample 2 EGFR: p.E746_A75 8.1% EGFR: p.E746_A75 7.3% 0delELREA 0delELREA FFPE sample 1 EGFR: L858R 33.5% EGFR: L858R 31.9% FFPE sample 2 EGFR: L858R 21.0% EGFR: L858R 19.2% FFPE sample 3 EGFR: p.K745_E74 23.8% EGFR: p.K745_E74 23.5% 9delKELRE 9delKELRE FFPE sample 4 ERBB2: p.A775_G 17.2% ERBB2: p.A775_G 17.1% 776insYVMA 776insYVMA White blood cell None 0 None 0 sample 1 from healthy subject White blood cell None 0 None 0 sample 2 from healthy subject

EGFR: p.E746_A750delELREA indicates a deletion of the 746^(th)-750^(th) amino acids ELREA (E: Glu glutamic acid; L: Leu leucine; R: Arg arginine; E: Glu glutamate; A: Ala alanine) of the EGFR gene, which is a kind of EGFR 19del;

EGFR: p.K745_E749delKELRE indicates a deletion of the 745^(th)-749^(th) amino acids KELRE (K: Lys lysine; E: Glu glutamic acid; L: Leu leucine; R: Arg arginine; E: Glu glutamic acid) of the EGFR gene, which is a kind of EGFR 19del;

ERBB2: p.A775_G776insYVMA indicates an insertion of YVMA (Y: Tyr Tyrosine; V: Val Valine; M: Met Methionine; A: Ala alanine) between the 775^(th) alanine (A) and the 776^(th) glycine (G) of the ERBB2 gene, corresponding to ERBB2 in Table 3.

The 63 gene detection product is a product of tumor liquid biopsy of Genetron Health (Beijing) Co., Ltd. It targets all solid tumor patients and applies high-throughput and high-precision second-generation sequencing technology to comprehensively detect mutations of 63 gene loci closely related to tumor-targeted therapy and occurrence and development (including mutation analysis of 58 genes, rearrangement analysis of 10 genes, and CNV detection of 7 genes), covering the target region with a sequencing depth of 20,000×, and reaching a detection sensitivity of 0.1%, which provides comprehensive and high-value reference information for precise medication, molecular typing, and curative effect and recurrence monitoring.

The above results show that the library prepared by the method of the present invention, when used for sequencing, leads to the variation information of tested tissue samples including point mutations, deletion mutations and insertion mutations consistent with that obtained by the known 63 gene detection.

Embodiment 3. Preparation and Sequencing of One-Step Amplicon Sequencing Library

The samples in this experiment were plasma samples from lung cancer patients, including plasma samples from four different patients and two healthy subjects (the variations of the samples were already known), cfDNA was extracted using the kit (MagMAX™ Cell-Free DNA Isolation Kit, Applied Biosystems™, A29319), and the library was prepared using a primer pool with molecular tags containing EGFR L858R, 19del and insertion mutations of ERBB2.

I. Design of Primers for One-Step Amplicon Sequencing Library Preparation

The primers (forward outer primers were identical, others were different, and six barcode sequences were used in the present embodiment) shown in Table 7 were designed according to three amplicons (EGR L858R, 19del and insertion mutations of ERBB2):

Table 7 Shows the Primer Sequences of EGR L858R, 19Del and Insertion Mutations of ERBB2

Primer Require primer Amplicon sequence Forward Universal GGCACCCGA inner sequence 1 GAATTCCA primer (SEQ ID F2 NO: 1) Molecular NNNNNACT tag NNNNTGA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 13), where the Bold Letters are specific bases. Gene EGFR GGAGGACC forward L858R GTCGCTTG specific (SEQ ID primer NO: 21) sequence Gene EGFR GTGAGAAA forward 19del GTTAAAAT specific TCCCGTC primer (SEQ ID sequence NO: 22) Sequencing adapter ERBB2 CCCATACC sequence 2 CTCTCAGC GT (SEQ ID NO: 23) CCTCTCTA TGGGCAGT CGGTGAT (SEQ ID NO: 17) Reverse Gene EGFR CTTCTGCA primer R reverse L858R TGGTATTC specific TTTCTCTT primer CC sequence (SEQ ID NO: 24) Gene EGFR CACACAGC reverse 19del AAAGCAGA specific AAC primer (SEQ ID sequence NO: 25) ERBB2 CCAGAAGG CGGGAGAC ATATG (SEQ ID NO: 26)

II. One-Step Amplicon Sequencing Library

Nucleic acid extraction and purification kit (DNA extraction from FFPE samples: GeneRead DNA FFPE kit, Qiagen, 180134; DNA extraction from frozen tissue samples: QIAamp DNA Mini Kit 250, QIAGEN, 51306).

1. One-Step Amplification

The PCR product was obtained according to step 1 in section III of Embodiment 1.

Table 8 Shows the Amplification System

Reagent Volume (μl) KAPA HiFi PCR Kits (including but not limited 10 to the DNA polymerase) Genomic DNA of a certain sample 5-20 Forward inner primer MIX1 (100 μM) 0.5 Forward outer primer F1 (100 μM) 1 Reverse primer MIX2 (100 μM) 1 DNAase-free H₂O Replenish water to 20

Table 9 Shows the Amplification Procedure

Number Temperature Time of cycles 95° C.   2 m 95° C. 30 s 2 65° C. 30 s 62° C. 30 s 59° C. 30 s 72° C. 30 s 95° C. 30 s 16 60° C. 30 s 72° C. 30 s 72° C.  10 m  4° C. —

2. Magnetic Bead Purification and Qubit Quantification

Same steps were performed as those in step 2 of section III of Embodiment 1.

The PCR product was purified and recovered by the magnetic bead (Agencourt AMPure XP, Beckman Coulter, A63880), and detected by Qubit 2.0 and Agilent 2200 TapeStation Systems.

The result of the Agilent 2200 TapeStation Systems is shown in FIG. 10.

3. Sequencing and Result Analysis

The PCR products of all samples were mixed at an equal concentration and diluted to 100 μM to obtain a DNA library for amplicon sequencing.

The sequencing results are shown in Table 10:

Table 10 Shows the Detection Results of Four Tissue Samples and Two Samples from Healthy Subjects

Method of the present invention 63 gene detection Variation Variation Sample No. Variation type frequency Variation type frequency Patient 1 EGFR: L858R 0.57% EGFR: L858R 0.72% Patient 2 EGFR: L858R 0.21% EGFR: L858R 0.18% Patient 3 EGFR: p.E746_A 0.80% EGFR: p.E746_A750 0.93% 750delELREA delELREA Patient 4 ERBB2: p.A775_ 0.38% ERBB2: p.A775_G7 0.35% G776insYVMA 76insYVMA Healthy subject 1 None 0 None 0 Healthy subject 2 None 0 None 0

EGFR: p.E746_A750delELREA indicates a deletion of the 746^(th)-750^(th) amino acids ELREA (E: Glu glutamic acid; L: Leu leucine; R: Arg arginine; E: Glu glutamate; A: Ala alanine) of the EGFR gene, which is a kind of EGFR 19del;

ERBB2: p.A775_G776insYVMA indicates an insertion of YVMA (Y: Tyr Tyrosine; V: Val Valine; M: Met Methionine; A: Ala alanine) between the 775^(th) alanine (A) and the 776^(th) glycine (G) of the ERBB2 gene, corresponding to ERBB2 in Table 7.

The library prepared by the method of the present invention, when used for sequencing, leads to variation information of tested plasma cfDNA samples including point mutations, deletion mutations and insertion mutations consistent with that obtained by the known 63 gene detection. The amount of ctDNA extracted from the patient 1 sample is large. After the patient 1 sample is diluted by 5 times, the detection of L858R with a frequency of 4.6‰ is still obtained (after deduplicating the data Reads: mutation cluster=2; total cluster at the locus=4380).

Embodiment 4. Preparation and Sequencing of One-Step Amplicon Sequencing Library

The samples in this experiment were fine-needle aspiration (FNA) puncture samples of 3 thyroid cancer patients with gene fusion (gene fusion information was already known) and FNA puncture samples of 2 patients with benign thyroid nodules. RNA samples were extracted using MagMAX™ FFPE DNA/RNA Ultra Kit (Applied Biosystems™, A31881) according to the manufacturer's instruction, and then reverse transcription was conducted using SuperScript™ VILO™ MasterMix (Invitrogen™, 11755050) according to the manufacturer's kit instruction.

I. Design of Primers for One-Step Amplicon Sequencing Library Preparation

The primers (forward outer primers were identical to those in Table 3, others were different, and five barcode sequences were used in the present embodiment) shown in Table 11 were designed according to gene fusion: the primers for detecting gene fusion were designed before and after the breakpoint, and there was no fixed forward and reverse primer matching; the forward and reverse primers designed for the fusion breakpoint were shown as below, ALK_20 and ELM4_6/EML4_13 were combined separately to detect two ALK-EML4 fusion forms.

Table 11 Shows the Primers of Gene Fusion

Primer Require primer Amplicon sequence Forward Universal GGCACCCGA inner sequence 1 GAATTCCA primer F2 (SEQ ID NO: 1) Gene EML4_6_ ACTGCAGAC forward AAGCATAAA specific GATGTCA primer (SEQ ID NO: 27) sequence EML4J3 ACTACTGTA GAGCCCACA CCTG (SEQ ID NO: 28) LMNA CTGAGAACA GGCTGCAGA CC (SEQ ID NO: 29) MYC CCTGGTGCT CCATGAGGA GA (SEQ ID NO: 30) Reverse Sequencing CCTCTCTAT primer R adapter GGGCAGTCG sequence 2 GTGAT (SEQ ID NO: 17) Gene ALK20 CTCAGCTTG reverse TACTCAGGG specific CTC primer (SEQ ID sequence NO: 31) LMNA ACTCACGCT GCTTCCCAT T (SEQ ID NO: 32) MYC GTGATCCAG ACTCTGACC TTTTGC (SEQ ID NO: 33)

II. One-Step Amplicon Sequencing Library

1. One-Step Amplification

The PCR product was obtained according to step 1 in section III of Embodiment 1.

Table 12 Shows the Amplification System

Reagent Volume (μl) Platinum multiplex PCR Master Mix 15 Thy RNA Fusion Panel 2 Barcode (50 μM) 1 cDNA ≤12 ddH₂O Replenish to 30

Table 13 Shows the Amplification Procedure

Number Temperature Time of cycles 95° C.    2 min 95° C. 30 s 18 60° C. 90 s 72° C. 90 s 72° C.    10 min  4° C. ∞

2. Magnetic Bead Purification and Qubit Quantification

Same steps were performed as those in step 2 of section III of Embodiment 1.

The PCR product was purified and recovered by the magnetic bead (Agencourt AMPure XP, Beckman Coulter, A63880), and detected by Qubit 2.0 and Agilent 2200 TapeStation Systems.

The result of the Agilent 2200 TapeStation Systems detection is shown in FIG. 11.

3. Sequencing and Result Analysis

The PCR products of all samples were mixed at an equal concentration and diluted to 100 μM to obtain a DNA library for amplicon sequencing.

The sequencing results are shown in Table 14:

Table 14 Shows the Comparison of Detection Results of Gene Fusion

Sample No. Method of the present invention 63 gene detection Patient 1 EML4-ALK-V3a (E6a A20) EML4-ALK-V3a (E6a A20) Patient 2 EML4-ALK-V3b (E6b A20) EML4-ALK-V3b (E6b A20) Patient 3 EML4-ALK-V1 (E13 A20) EML4-ALK-V1 (E13 A20) Healthy subject 1 None None Healthy subject 2 None None

EML4-ALK-V3a (E6a A20) corresponds to EML4_6 and ALK_20 in Table 11;

EML4-ALK-V1 (E13 A20) corresponds to EML4_13 and ALK_20 in Table 11.

The 63 gene detection product used Agilent's customized probes to perform capture library preparation. The product has been used for detecting thousands of clinical plasma samples, and the performance of the product is stable.

The library prepared by the method of the present invention, when used for sequencing, leads to fusion mutation forms of tested samples consistent with the mutation information of samples obtained by the known 63 gene detection.

The foregoing embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention. The structure, connection mode, and manufacturing process of each component can be changed. Any equivalent transformation and improvement based on the technical solution of the present invention should not be excluded from the protection scope of the present invention.

Embodiment 5. BRCA1/2 One-Step Primer Pool

I. Design of Primers for One-Step Amplicon Sequencing Library Preparation

The forward outer primers were the same as those in Table 3, others were different, and the barcodes were determined according to the number of samples in the library preparation.

The forward inner primer F2: universal sequence+forward specific primer sequence

The reverse primer R: sequencing adapter 2+reverse specific primer sequence

Table 15 Shows the BRCA1/2 Primer Set

Universal sequence GGCACCCGAGAATTCCA (SEQ ID NO: 1) Sequencing adapter 2 CCTCTCTATGGG CAGTCGGTGAT (SEQ ID NO: 17) Forward P1_B1_F1 cacctacctg specific ataccccaga primer tccc sequence (SEQ ID NO: 34) P1_B1_F2 ccctggagtc gattgattag agccta (SEQ ID NO: 35) P1_B1_F3 cagttccagt agtcctactt tgacact (SEQ ID NO: 36) P1_B1_F4 tcatcattca cccttggcac agtaa (SEQ ID NO: 37) P1_B1_F5 taagccttca tccggagagt gta (SEQ ID NO: 38) P1_B1_F6 cttttataac tagattttcc ttctctccat tcc (SEQ ID NO: 39) P1_B1_F7 ggtccaaagc gagcaagaga atcc (SEQ ID NO: 40) P1_B1_F8 cgcctggcct gaatgcctta aa (SEQ ID NO: 41) P1_B1_F9 aagagcacgt tcttctgctg tatg (SEQ ID NO: 42) P1_B1_F10 gaaatatttt ctaggaattg cgggagga (SEQ ID NO: 43) P1_B1_F11 atccagattg atcttgggag tgtaaaaa (SEQ ID NO: 44) P1_B1_F12 tgtgtgctag aggtaactca tgataatgg (SEQ ID NO: 45) P1_B1_F13 agaaagggtc aacaaaagaa tgtccat (SEQ ID NO: 46) P1_B1_F14 tgaaagttcc ccaattgaaa gttgcag (SEQ ID NO: 47) P1_B1_F15 gaactttgta attcaacatt catcgttgtg t (SEQ ID NO: 48) P1_B1_F16 ttagatgata ggtggtacat gcacagtt (SEQ ID NO: 49) P1_B1_F17 taccagtaaa aataaagaac caggagtgg (SEQ ID NO: 50) P1_B1_F18 aacctgaatt atcactatca gaacaaagca (SEQ ID NO: 51) P1_B1_F19 tgaacagtac ccgttccctt ga (SEQ ID NO: 52) P1_B1_F20 ccttgaggac ctgcgaaatc cag (SEQ ID NO: 53) P1_B1_F21 atggaaagct tctcaaagta tttcattttc t (SEQ ID NO: 54) Pl_B1_F22 tgcagcgttt atagtctgct tttacatc (SEQ ID NO: 55) P1_B1_F23 gaacgggctt ggaagaaaat aatcaag (SEQ ID NO: 56) P1_B1_F24 ttctgctagc ttgttttctt cacagt (SEQ ID NO: 57) P1_B1_F25 aaacaatata ccttctcagt ctactaggca t (SEQ ID NO: 58) P1_B1_F26 gctgttttta gcaaaagcgt ccaga (SEQ ID NO: 59) P1_B1_F27 tcagataact tagaacagcc tatgggaag (SEQ ID NO: 60) P1_B1_F28 gggccaaaat tgaatgctat gcttagat (SEQ ID NO: 61) P1_B1_F29 gagcacaatt agccgtaata acattagaga a (SEQ ID NO: 62) P1_B1_F30 ctggactcat tactccaaat aaacatgga (SEQ ID NO: 63) P1_B1_F31 agtctaatat caagcctgta cagacagtt (SEQ ID NO: 64) P1_B1_F32 ttgcagaata cattcaaggt ttcaaagc (SEQ ID NO: 65) P1_B1_F33 aaataaatgt gtgagtcagt gtgcag (SEQ ID NO: 66) P1_B1_F34 ataatgctga agaccccaaa gatctc (SEQ ID NO: 67) P1_B1_F35 agccaaatga acagacaagt aaaagaca (SEQ ID NO: 68) P1_B1_F36 tgcaaattga tagttgttct agcagtgaa (SEQ ID NO: 69) P1_B1_F37 gcagcagtat aagcaatatg gaactcgaa (SEQ ID NO: 70) P1_B1_F38 cggagcagaa tggtcaagtg atgaata (SEQ ID NO: 71) P1_B1_F39 aagagcgtcc cctcacaaat aaatt (SEQ ID NO: 72) P1_B1_F40 tgaaagagtt cactccaaat cagtagaga (SEQ ID NO: 73) P1_B1_F41 aggttctgat gactcacatg atggg (SEQ ID NO: 74) P1_B1_F42 cccctgtgtg agagaaaaga atggaataa (SEQ ID NO: 75) P1_B1_F43 aaggctgaat tctgtaataa aagcaaaca (SEQ ID NO: 76) P1_B1_F44 cagggtagtt ctgtttcaaa cttgcat (SEQ ID NO: 77) P1_B1_F45 ttgtatattt tcagctgctt gtgaattttc t (SEQ ID NO: 78) P1_B1_F46 tgacagttct gcatacatgt aactagtgt (SEQ ID NO: 79) P1_B1_F47 ctagttgaat atctgttttt caacaagtac atttt (SEQ ID NO: 80) P1_B1_F48 agcggataca acctcaaaag acg (SEQ ID NO: 81) P1_B1_F49 gtgtcaagtt tctcttcagg aggaaaag (SEQ ID NO: 82) P1_B1_F50 aaaggaaaat aactctcctg aacatctaaa aga (SEQ ID NO: 83) P1_B1_F51 ttgttgaaga gctattgaaa atcatttgtg c (SEQ ID NO: 84) P1_B1_F52 attatagagg ttttctactg ttgctgcat (SEQ ID NO: 85) P1_B1_F53 ggcagttgtg agattatctt ttcatggc (SEQ ID NO: 86) P1_B1_F54 ctctgagaaa gaatgaaatg gagttgg (SEQ ID NO: 87) P1_B2_Fl aaacaaattt tccagcgctt ctg (SEQ ID NO: 88) P1_B2_F2 ggtaaaaatg cctattggat ccaaaga (SEQ ID NO: 89) P1_B2_F3 tggtttgaag aactttcttc agaagc (SEQ ID NO: 90) P1_B2_F4 tcttcttaca actccctata cattctcat (SEQ ID NO: 91) P1_B2_F5 agtgaaaact aaaatggatc aagcagat (SEQ ID NO: 92) P1_B2_F6 aaactagttt ttgccagttt tttaaaataa cc (SEQ ID NO: 93) P1_B2_F7 tttttacccc cagtggtatg tg (SEQ ID NO: 94) P1_B2_F8 tgtacctagc attctgcctc ata (SEQ ID NO: 95) P1_B2_F9 ggatcctgat atgtcttggt caagtt (SEQ ID NO: 96) P1_B2_F10 tgaagaagca tctgaaactg tatttcc (SEQ ID NO: 97) P1_B2_Fll ggactactac tatatgtgca ttgagagttt (SEQ ID NO: 98) P1_B2_F12 gaaaacacaa atcaaagaga agctgc (SEQ ID NO: 99) P1_B2_F13 tggcttataa aatattaatg tgcttctgtt t (SEQ ID NO: 100) P1_B2_F14 aatctacaaa aagtaagaac tagcaagac (SEQ ID NO: 101) P1_B2_F15 aagtgacaaa atctccaagg aagttgt (SEQ ID NO: 102) P1_B2_F16 gaattctttg ccacgtattt ctagc (SEQ ID NO: 103) P1_B2_F17 ggcttcttca tttcagggta tcaaaa (SEQ ID NO: 104) P1_B2_F18 aatacatact gtttgctcac agaagga (SEQ ID NO: 105) P1_B2_F19 accgaaagac caaaaatcag aactaattaa (SEQ ID NO: 106) P1_B2_F20 tcacagaatg attctgaaga accaac (SEQ ID NO: 107) P1_B2_F21 attaccccag aagctgattc tctg (SEQ ID NO: 108) P1_B2_F22 tatatgatca tgaaaatgcc agcactc (SEQ ID NO: 109) P1_B2_F23 ttcccatgga aaagaatcaa gatgtat (SEQ ID NO: 110) P1_B2_F24 actgtcaatc cagactctga agaact (SEQ ID NO: 111) P1_B2_F25 caggtgataa acaagcaacc caag (SEQ ID NO: 112) P1_B2_F26 caaatgggca ggactcttag g (SEQ ID NO: 113) P1_B2_F27 tggcattaga taatcaaaag aaactgag (SEQ ID NO: 114) P1_B2_F28 gaatcaggaa gtcagtttga atttactca (SEQ ID NO: 115) P1_B2_F29 gcctgttgaa aaatgactgt aacaaaa (SEQ ID NO: 116) P1_B2_F30 gtgaggaaac ttctgcagag g (SEQ ID NO: 117) P1_B2_F31 tgaagataac aaatatactg ctgccag (SEQ ID NO: 118) P1_B2_F32 aggagggaaa cactcagatt aaagaag (SEQ ID NO: 119) P1_B2_F33 tttcagactg caagtgggaa aaatat (SEQ ID NO: 120) P1_B2_F34 ccagttggta ctggaaatca actagt (SEQ ID NO: 121) P1_B2_F35 aaaagagcaa ggtactagtg aaatcac (SEQ ID NO: 122) P1_B2_F36 aaaaaccttg tttctattga gactgtg (SEQ ID NO: 123) P1_B2_F37 aattcagcct tagcttttta cacaagt (SEQ ID NO: 124) P1_B2_F38 tgacaaaaat catctctccg aaaaaca (SEQ ID NO: 125) P1_B2_F39 gccagtattg aagaatgttg aagatcaaa (SEQ ID NO: 126) P1_B2_F40 aataattttg aggtagggcc acct (SEQ ID NO: 127) P1_B2_F41 tcataactct ctagataatg atgaatgtag c (SEQ ID NO: 128) P1_B2_F42 gtatagggaa gcttcataag tcagtct (SEQ ID NO: 129) P1_B2_F43 agaagatagt accaagcaag tcttttc (SEQ ID NO: 130) P1_B2_F44 tagtacagca agtggaaagc aagt (SEQ ID NO: 131) P1_B2_F45 ctcagaaatg gaaaaaacct gcagtaa (SEQ ID NO: 132) P1_B2_F46 caggcttcac ctaaaaacgt aaaaat (SEQ ID NO: 133) P1_B2_F47 catgccacac attctctttt tacatg (SEQ ID NO: 134) P1_B2_F48 atataccata cctatagagg gagaacagat at (SEQ ID NO: 135) P1_B2_F49 acattcactg aaaattgtaa agcctataat t (SEQ ID NO: 136) P1_B2_F50 atatattttc tccccattgc agcaca (SEQ ID NO: 137) P1_B2_F51 aggacatcca ttttatcaag tttctgc (SEQ ID NO: 138) P1_B2_F52 tggctctgat gatagtaaaa ataagattaa tg (SEQ ID NO: 139) P1_B2_F53 ggttgtgctt tttaaatttc aattttattt ttgc (SEQ ID NO: 140) P1_B2_F54 gttccctctg cgtgttctca ta (SEQ ID NO: 141) P1_B2_F55 gctgtatacg tatggcgttt ctaaaca (SEQ ID NO: 142) P1_B2_F56 agttgtagtt gttgaattca gtatcatcc (SEQ ID NO: 143) P1_B2_F57 tgtgcctttc ctaaggaatt tgctaat (SEQ ID NO: 144) P1_B2_F58 aaaagataat ggaaagggat gacacag (SEQ ID NO: 145) P1_B2_F59 ctgttaaggc ccagttagat cct (SEQ ID NO: 146) P1_B2_F60 aggcagttct agaagaatga aaactct (SEQ ID NO: 147) P1_B2_F61 tagacctttt cctctgccct tatc (SEQ ID NO: 148) P1_B2_F62 cacattatta cagtggatgg agaagac (SEQ ID NO: 149) P1_B2_F63 cttctttggg tgttttatgc ttggt (SEQ ID NO: 150) P1_B2_F64 gcagagcttt atgaagcagt gaag (SEQ ID NO: 151) P1_B2_F65 tcttaaatgg tcacagggtt atttcag (SEQ ID NO: 152) P1_B2_F66 ggatgtcaca accgtgtg (SEQ ID NO: 153) P1_B2_F67 ttccattgca tctttctcat ctttct (SEQ ID NO: 154) Reverse P1_B1_R1 atatttagta specific gccaggacag primer tagaagg sequence (SEQ ID NO: 155) P1_B1_R2 gtagagtgct acactgtcca ac (SEQ ID NO: 156) P1_B1_R3 ataaaccaaa cccatgcaaa agga (SEQ ID NO: 157) P1_B1_R4 cccttacaga tggagtcttt tgg (SEQ ID NO: 158) P1_B1_R5 gatgaaagct ccttcaccac aga (SEQ ID NO: 159) P1_B1_R6 ccactatgta agacaaaggc tgg (SEQ ID NO: 160) P1_B1_R7 aagaacctgt gtgaaagtat ctagca (SEQ ID NO: 161) P1_B1_R8 gtggtttctt ccattgacca cat (SEQ ID NO: 162) P1_B1_R9 gcattgatgg aaggaagcaa atac (SEQ ID NO: 163) P1_B1_R10 aaagaccttt tggtaactca gactca (SEQ ID NO: 164) P1_B1_R11 aaatatttca gtgtccgttc acacaca (SEQ ID NO: 165) P1_B1_R12 gcagatgcaa ggtattctgt aaag (SEQ ID NO: 166) P1_B1_R13 acctacataa aactctttcc agaatgttg (SEQ ID NO: 167) P1_B1_R14 ccctttctgt tgaagctgtc aatt (SEQ ID NO: 168) P1_B1_R15 agatggtatg ttgccaacac ga (SEQ ID NO: 169) P1_B1_R16 gatgtttccg tcaaatcgtg tg (SEQ ID NO: 170) P1_B1_R17 agcaataaaa gtgtataaat gcctgtatg (SEQ ID NO: 171) P1_B1_R18 gtagaactat ctgcagacac ctcaaa (SEQ ID NO: 172) P1_B1_R19 ccagaaccac catctttcag taattt (SEQ ID NO: 173) P1_B1_R20 atcataaaat gttggagcta ggtcct (SEQ ID NO: 174) P1_B1_R21 tatgatggaa gggtagctgt tagaag (SEQ ID NO: 175) P1_B1_R22 ggttaaaatg tcactctgag aggatag (SEQ ID NO: 176) P1_B1_R23 ggaaatttgt aaaatgtgct ccccaa (SEQ ID NO: 177) P1_B1_R24 aattccttgt cactcagacc aact (SEQ ID NO: 178) P1_B1_R25 actaaggtga tgttcctgag atg (SEQ ID NO: 179) P1_B1_R26 ggaagcaggg aagctcttca t (SEQ ID NO: 180) P1_B1_R27 actttcctta atgtcatttt cagcaaaac (SEQ ID NO: 181) P1_B1_R28 cagtctgaac tacttcttca tattcttgc (SEQ ID NO: 182) P1_B1_R29 ctagttctgc ttgaatgttt tcatcac (SEQ ID NO: 183) P1_B1_R30 tggaatgttc tcatttccca tttctct (SEQ ID NO: 184) P1_B1_R31 gtttcgttgc ctctgaactg aga (SEQ ID NO: 185) P1_B1_R32 ccttgatttt cttccttttg ttcacattc (SEQ ID NO: 186) P1_B1_R33 tttctatgct tgtttcccga ctg (SEQ ID NO: 187) P1_B1_R34 cctagagtgc taacttccag taac (SEQ ID NO: 188) P1_B1_R35 cttggaaggc taggattgac aaattc (SEQ ID NO: 189) P1_B1_R36 ttgttactct tcttggctcc agtt (SEQ ID NO: 190) P1_B1_R37 ttaggtgggc ttagatttct actgac (SEQ ID NO: 191) P1_B1_R38 tgcttatagg ttcagctttc gtttt (SEQ ID NO: 192) P1_B1_R39 tccgtttggt tagttccctg atttat (SEQ ID NO: 193) P1_B1_R40 gtattatctg tggctcagta acaaatg (SEQ ID NO: 194) P1_B1_R41 ttaaagcctc atgaggatca ctg (SEQ ID NO: 195) P1_B1_R42 agttcatcac ttctggaaaa ccact (SEQ ID NO: 196) P1_B1_R43 gggatcagca ttcagatcta cctttt (SEQ ID NO: 197) P1_B1_R44 ttcagccttt tctacattca ttctgtc (SEQ ID NO: 198) P1_B1_R45 taccctgata cttttctgga tgcc (SEQ ID NO: 199) P1_B1_R46 gaatccaaac tgatttcatc cctgg (SEQ ID NO: 200) P1_B1_R47 ccagcttcat agacaaaggt tctc (SEQ ID NO: 201) P1_B1_R48 agctgcctac cacaaataca aattat (SEQ ID NO: 202) P1_B1_R49 cagagttctc acagttccaa ggtta (SEQ ID NO: 203) P1_B1_R50 gaagaagaag aaaacaaatg gttttaccaa (SEQ ID NO: 204) P1_B1_R51 atcaccacgt catagaaagt aattgtg (SEQ ID NO: 205) P1_B1_R52 tcaacaagtt gactaaatct cgtactttc (SEQ ID NO: 206) P1_B1_R53 cattcttaca taaaggacac tgtgaag (SEQ ID NO: 207) P1_B1_R54 ctctgagaaa gaatgaaatg gagttgg (SEQ ID NO: 208) P1_B2_R1 ggcattttta cctacgatat tcctccaatg (SEQ ID NO: 209) P1_B2_R2 tgtgacgtac tgggttttta gcaag (SEQ ID NO: 210) P1_B2_R3 gagtcagccc ttgctctttg aat (SEQ ID NO: 211) P1_B2_R4 ttcactgtgc gaagactttt atgtcta (SEQ ID NO: 212) P1_B2_R5 ggctcttagc caaaatatta gcataaaaat cag (SEQ ID NO: 213) P1_B2_R6 taaaaagcat tgifittaat catacctgac tt (SEQ ID NO: 214) P1_B2_R7 aggtacagat ttgtaaatct cagggcaa (SEQ ID NO: 215) P1_B2_R8 acctcagctc ctagactttc agaaatatg (SEQ ID NO: 216) P1_B2_R9 gatgacaatt atcaacctca tctgctctt (SEQ ID NO: 217) P1_B2_R10 aggtttagag actttctcaa aggcttagat (SEQ ID NO: 218) P1_B2_R11 tgtgttttca ctgtctgtca cagaag (SEQ ID NO: 219) P1_B2_R12 cgagatcacg ggtgacagag c (SEQ ID NO: 220) P1_B2_R13 aaaaactatc ttcttcagag gtatctacaa ct (SEQ ID NO: 221) P1_B2_R14 gggcttctga tttgctacat ttgaatct (SEQ ID NO: 222) P1_B2_R15 taggtctttt tctgaaatat tttggtcaca tg (SEQ ID NO: 223) P1_B2_R16 cagatattgc ctgctttact gcaagaa (SEQ ID NO: 224) P1_B2_R17 atgtatttcc agtccacttt cagagg (SEQ ID NO: 225) P1_B2_R18 tttgttttat tttcaaagtg gatattaaac ct (SEQ ID NO: 226) P1_B2_R19 acagaaggaa tcgtcatcta taaaactata tgt (SEQ ID NO: 227) P1_B2_R20 ctgtagtttt tccttattac attttgcttc tt (SEQ ID NO: 228) P1_B2_R21 ctgggattga aagtcagtat cactgtatt (SEQ ID NO: 229) P1_B2_R22 tgttaccttt gagcttgtct gacattttg (SEQ ID NO: 230) P1_B2_R23 tttggattac tcttagattt gtgttttggt tg (SEQ ID NO: 231) P1_B2_R24 catggtagag ttcttgaaaa tgggttc (SEQ ID NO: 232) P1_B2_R25 ggtattttat ctatattcaa ggagatgtcc gatt (SEQ ID NO: 233) P1_B2_R26 acaatttcaa cacaagctaa actagtagga t (SEQ ID NO: 234) P1_B2_R27 tgccttttgg ctaggtgtta aattatgg (SEQ ID NO: 235) P1_B2_R28 tgtctacctg accaatcgat ggg (SEQ ID NO: 236) P1_B2_R29 cagctttttg cagagcttca gtaga (SEQ ID NO: 237) P1_B2_R30 ttcaacaaaa gtgccagtag tcatttc (SEQ ID NO: 238) P1_B2_R31 tggccagata atttaagaca tatgttgtgc (SEQ ID NO: 239) P1_B2_R32 tgctccgttt tagtagcagt taactgt (SEQ ID NO: 240) P1_B2_R33 tgtctgtttc ctcataactt agaatgtcca t (SEQ ID NO: 241) P1_B2_R34 ttttcacttt gtccaaagat tcctttgc (SEQ ID NO: 242) P1_B2_R35 gagaattctg catttcttta cactttggg (SEQ ID NO: 243) P1_B2_R36 gggactgatt tgtgtaacaa gttgcag (SEQ ID NO: 244) P1_B2_R37 ttcatacaaa taatttccta cataatctgc agt (SEQ ID NO: 245) P1_B2_R38 tcaatactgg ctcaatacca gaatcaagt (SEQ ID NO: 246) P1_B2_R39 ttttgcaggg tgaagagcta gtc (SEQ ID NO: 247) P1_B2_R40 caacctgcca taattttcgt ttggc (SEQ ID NO: 248) P1_B2_R41 tgaagtttcc aaactaacat cacaaggtg (SEQ ID NO: 249) P1_B2_R42 tatttcagaa aacacttgtc ttgcgtt (SEQ ID NO: 250) P1_B2_R43 taccacatta tatgaaaagc ctttttggg (SEQ ID NO: 251) P1_B2_R44 gggtttctct tatcaacacg aggaagt (SEQ ID NO: 252) P1_B2_R45 cccaaaacat gaatgttctc aacaagtg (SEQ ID NO: 253) P1_B2_R46 tctgtcagtt catcatcttc cataaaagc (SEQ ID NO: 254) P1_B2_R47 tagcatacca agtctactga ataaacactt t (SEQ ID NO: 255) P1_B2_R48 atgaaatatt tattttagga gaaccctcaa (SEQ ID NO: 256) P1_B2_R49 acaggtaatc ggctctaaag aaacatg (SEQ ID NO: 257) P1_B2_R50 tgcttgaaga tttttccaaa gtcagatgt (SEQ ID NO: 258) P1_B2_R51 tgttttgctt ttgtctgttt tcctccaa (SEQ ID NO: 259) P1_B2_R52 aaggcaaaaa ttcatcacac aaattgtca (SEQ ID NO: 260) P1_B2_R53 tcagagagat tcgaggcaga gtg (SEQ ID NO: 261) P1_B2_R54 cattcctgca ctaatgtgtt cattct (SEQ ID NO: 262) P1_B2_R55 atcattggag ggtatgagcc atcc (SEQ ID NO: 263) P1_B2_R56 tgccagtttc catatgatcc atctatagt (SEQ ID NO: 264) P1_B2_R57 cagaaacctt aaccatactg ccgtatatg (SEQ ID NO: 265) P1_B2_R58 ggccactttt tgggtatctg cacta (SEQ ID NO: 266) P1_B2_R59 cttcaagagg tgtacaggca tcag (SEQ ID NO: 267) P1_B2_R60 gggtcaggaa agaatccaag tttggtata (SEQ ID NO: 268) P1_B2_R61 gaaactccat ctcaaacaaa caaacaaatt aat (SEQ ID NO: 269) P1_B2_R62 tectectgaa ttttagtgaa taaggcttct (SEQ ID NO: 270) P1_B2_R63 tgcaaagcac gaacttgctg t (SEQ ID NO: 271) P1_B2_R64 tgtgatggcc agagagtcta aaacag (SEQ ID NO: 272) P1_B2_R65 gtgacatccc ttgataaacc ttgttcc (SEQ ID NO: 273) P1_B2_R66 tagtagtgga ttttgcttct ctgatataaa ct (SEQ ID NO: 274) P1_B2_R67 ttttttgtcg ctgctaactg tatgtta (SEQ ID NO: 275)

II. One-Step Amplicon Sequencing Library

1. One-Step Amplification

The PCR product was obtained using 0.5 pg of gDNA of white blood cell in plasma from healthy subject as a starting sample according to step 1 in section III of Embodiment 1.

2. Magnetic Bead Purification and Qubit Quantification

Same steps were performed as those in step 2 of section III of Embodiment 1.

The PCR product was purified and recovered by the magnetic bead (Agencourt AMPure XP, Beckman Coulter, A63880), and detected by Qubit 2.0 and Agilent 2200 TapeStation Systems.

The result of the Agilent 2200 TapeStation Systems detection is shown in FIG. 3. The prepared library is highly specific, and does not have non-specific amplification products or primer dimers. The prepared library has high quality and is suitable for sequencing.

3. Sequencing and Result Analysis

The PCR products of all samples were mixed at an equal concentration and diluted to 100 μM to obtain a DNA library for amplicon sequencing.

The sequencing results are shown in FIG. 4. The sequencing analysis results show that the 121 amplicons of the BRCA1/2 detection library has a good homogeneity, indicating the advantages of the one-step library preparation technology of the present invention in terms of amplicon homogeneity, and ensuring an effective output of data.

Comparison of three primers used in the method of the comparative example and the method of the present invention and four primers in the prior art

I. Design of Primers for One-Step Amplicon Sequencing Library Preparation

The structures of the 3 primers and the 4 primers designed are shown in FIG. 5.

The Present Invention:

The 3 primers of the present invention were designed according to the design principle of Embodiment 1:

The forward outer primers were the same as those in Table 3, specifically, there were 67 barcode sequences; the universal sequences were the same as those in Table 15, and the forward specific gene sequences were P1_B2_F1 to P1_B2_F67 in Table 15;

The sequencing adapter 2 was the same as that in Table 15, and the reverse specific primer sequences were P1_B2_R1 to P1_B2_R67 in Table 15;

Control:

The 4 primers were designed according to the following principles in the prior art:

Design Principles:

Barcode primer F1: sequencing adapter 1+barcode sequence+universal sequence 1;

Forward inner primer F2: universal sequence 1+molecular tag+specific base sequence+forward specific primer sequence;

Reverse outer primer R1: sequencing adapter 2+universal sequence 2;

Reverse inner primer R2: universal sequence 2+reverse specific primer sequence;

The sequencing adapter 1+barcode sequence described above are shown in Table 3.

The rest sequences are shown in Table 16 below:

Table 16 Shows the Control Primer Sequences

Universal sequence 1 GGCACCCGAGAATTC CA (SEQ ID NO: 1) Universal sequence 2 CCACTACGCCTCCGC TTT (SEQ ID NO: 410) Sequencing adapter 2 CCTCTCTATGGGCAG TCGGTGAT (SEQ ID NO: 17) Forward P1_B2_F1 aaacaaattttccag specific cgcttctg primer (SEQ ID sequence NO: 276) P1_B2_F2 ggtaaaaatgcctat tggatccaaaga (SEQ ID NO: 277) P1_B2_F3 tggtttgaagaactt tcttcagaagc (SEQ ID NO: 278) P1_B2_F4 tcttcttacaactcc ctatacattctcat (SEQ ID NO: 279) P1_B2_F5 agtgaaaactaaaat ggatcaagcagat (SEQ ID NO: 280) P1_B2_F6 aaactagtttttgcc agttttttaaaataa cc (SEQ ID NO: 281) P1_B2_F7 tttttacccccagtg gtatgtg (SEQ ID NO: 282) P1_B2_F8 tgtacctagcattct gcctcata (SEQ ID NO: 283) P1_B2_F9 ggatcctgatatgtc ttggtcaagtt (SEQ ID NO: 284) P1_B2_F10 tgaagaagcatctga aactgtatttcc (SEQ ID NO: 285) P1_B2_F11 ggactactactatat gtgcattgagagttt (SEQ ID NO: 286) P1_B2_F12 gaaaacacaaatcaa agagaagctgc (SEQ ID NO: 287) P1_B2_F13 tggcttataaaatat taatgtgcttctgtt t (SEQ ID NO: 288) P1_B2_F14 aatctacaaaaagta agaactagcaagac (SEQ ID NO: 289) P1_B2_F15 aagtgacaaaatctc caaggaagttgt (SEQ ID NO: 290) P1_B2_F16 gaattctttgccacg tatttctagc (SEQ ID NO: 291) P1_B2_F17 ggcttcttcatttca gggtatcaaaa (SEQ ID NO: 292) P1_B2_F18 aatacatactgtttg ctcacagaagga (SEQ ID NO: 293) P1_B2_F19 accgaaagaccaaaa atcagaactaattaa (SEQ ID NO: 294) P1_B2_F20 tcacagaatgattct gaagaaccaac (SEQ ID NO: 295) P1_B2_F21 attaccccagaagct gattctctg (SEQ ID NO: 296) P1_B2_F22 tatatgatcatgaaa atgccagcactc (SEQ ID NO: 297) P1_B2_F23 ttcccatggaaaaga atcaagatgtat (SEQ ID NO: 298) P1_B2_F24 actgtcaatccagac tctgaagaact (SEQ ID NO: 299) P1_B2_F25 caggtgataaacaag caacccaag (SEQ ID NO: 300) P1_B2_F26 caaatgggcaggact cttagg (SEQ ID NO: 301) P1_B2_F27 tggcattagataatc aaaagaaactgag (SEQ ID NO: 302) P1_B2_F28 gaatcaggaagtcag tttgaatttactca (SEQ ID NO: 303) P1_B2_F29 gcctgttgaaaaatg actgtaacaaaa (SEQ ID NO: 304) P1_B2_F30 gtgaggaaacttctg cagagg (SEQ ID NO: 305) P1_B2_F31 tgaagataacaaata tactgctgccag (SEQ ID NO: 306) P1_B2_F32 aggagggaaacactc agattaaagaag (SEQ ID NO: 307) P1_B2_F33 tttcagactgcaagt gggaaaaatat (SEQ ID NO: 308) P1_B2_F34 ccagttggtactgga aatcaactagt (SEQ ID NO: 309) P1_B2_F35 aaaagagcaaggtac tagtgaaatcac (SEQ ID NO: 310) P1_B2_F36 aaaaaccttgtttct attgagactgtg (SEQ ID NO: 311) P1_B2_F37 aattcagccttagct ttttacacaagt (SEQ ID NO: 312) P1_B2_F38 tgacaaaaatcatct ctccgaaaaaca (SEQ ID NO: 313) P1_B2_F39 gccagtattgaagaa tgttgaagatcaaa (SEQ ID NO: 314) P1_B2_F40 aataattttgaggta gggccacct (SEQ ID NO: 315) P1_B2_F41 tcataactctctaga taatgatgaatgtag c (SEQ ID NO: 316) P1_B2_F42 gtatagggaagcttc ataagtcagtct (SEQ ID NO: 317) P1_B2_F43 agaagatagtaccaa gcaagtcttttc (SEQ ID NO: 318) P1_B2_F44 tagtacagcaagtgg aaagcaagt (SEQ ID NO: 319) P1_B2_F45 ctcagaaatggaaaa aacctgcagtaa (SEQ ID NO: 320) P1_B2_F46 caggcttcacctaaa aacgtaaaaat (SEQ ID NO: 321) P1_B2_F47 catgccacacattct ctttttacatg (SEQ ID NO: 322) P1_B2_F48 atataccatacctat agagggagaacagat at (SEQ ID NO: 323) P1_B2_F49 acattcactgaaaat tgtaaagcctataat t (SEQ ID NO: 324) P1_B2_F50 atatattttctcccc attgcagcaca (SEQ ID NO: 325) P1_B2_F51 aggacatccatttta tcaagtttctgc (SEQ ID NO: 326) P1_B2_F52 tggctctgatgatag taaaaataagattaa tg (SEQ ID NO: 327) P1_B2_F53 ggttgtgctttttaa atttcaattttattt ttgc (SEQ ID NO: 328) P1_B2_F54 gttccctctgcgtgt tctcata (SEQ ID NO: 329) P1_B2_F55 gctgtatacgtatgg cgtttctaaaca (SEQ ID NO: 330) P1_B2_F56 agttgtagttgttga attcagtatcatcc (SEQ ID NO: 331) P1_B2_F57 tgtgcctttcctaag gaatttgctaat (SEQ ID NO: 332) P1_B2_F58 aaaagataatggaaa gggatgacacag (SEQ ID NO: 333) P1_B2_F59 ctgttaaggcccagt tagatcct (SEQ ID NO: 334) P1_B2_F60 aggcagttctagaag aatgaaaactct (SEQ ID NO: 335) P1_B2_F61 tagaccttttcctct gcccttatc (SEQ ID NO: 336) P1_B2_F62 cacattattacagtg gatggagaagac (SEQ ID NO: 337) P1_B2_F63 cttctttgggtgttt tatgcttggt (SEQ ID NO: 338) P1_B2_F64 gcagagctttatgaa gcagtgaag (SEQ ID NO: 339) P1_B2_F65 tcttaaatggtcaca gggttatttcag (SEQ ID NO: 340) P1_B2_F66 ggatgtcacaaccgt gtg (SEQ ID NO: 341) P1_B2_F67 ttccattgcatcttt ctcatctttct (SEQ ID NO: 342) Reverse P1_B2_R1 ggcatttttacctac specific gatattcctccaatg primer (SEQ ID sequence NO: 343) P1_B2_R2 tgtgacgtactgggt ttttagcaag (SEQ ID NO: 344) P1_B2_R3 gagtcagcccttgct ctttgaat (SEQ ID NO: 345) P1_B2_R4 ttcactgtgcgaaga cttttatgtcta (SEQ ID NO: 346) P1_B2_R5 ggctcttagccaaaa tattagcataaaaat cag (SEQ ID NO: 347) P1_B2_R6 taaaaagcattgttt ttaatcatacctgac tt (SEQ ID NO: 348) P1_B2_R7 aggtacagatttgta aatctcagggcaa (SEQ ID NO: 349) P1_B2_R8 acctcagctcctaga ctttcagaaatatg (SEQ ID NO: 350) P1_B2_R9 gatgacaattatcaa cctcatctgctctt (SEQ ID NO: 351) P1_B2_R10 aggtttagagacttt ctcaaaggcttagat (SEQ ID NO: 352) P1_B2_R11 tgtgttttcactgtc tgtcacagaag (SEQ ID NO: 353) P1_B2_R12 cgagatcacgggtga cagagc (SEQ ID NO: 354) P1_B2_R13 aaaaactatcttctt cagaggtatctacaa ct (SEQ ID NO: 355) P1_B2_R14 gggcttctgatttgc tacatttgaatct (SEQ ID NO: 356) P1_B2_R15 taggtctttttctga aatattttggtcaca tg (SEQ ID NO: 357) P1_B2_R16 cagatattgcctgct ttactgcaagaa (SEQ ID NO: 358) P1_B2_R17 atgtatttccagtcc actttcagagg (SEQ ID NO: 359) P1_B2_R18 tttgttttctttttc aaagtggatattaaa cct (SEQ ID NO: 360) P1_B2_R19 acagaaggaatcgtc atctataaaactata tgt (SEQ ID NO: 361) P1_B2_R20 ctgtagtttttcctt attacattttgcttc tt (SEQ ID NO: 362) P1_B2_R21 ctgggattgaaagtc agtatcactgtatt (SEQ ID NO: 363) P1_B2_R22 tgttacctttgagct tgtctgacattttg (SEQ ID NO: 364) P1_B2_R23 tttggattactctta gatttgtgttttggt tg (SEQ ID NO: 365) P1_B2_R24 catggtagagttctt gaaaatgggttc (SEQ ID NO: 366) P1_B2_R25 ggtattttatctata ttcaaggagatgtcc gatt (SEQ ID NO: 367) P1_B2_R26 acaatttcaacacaa gctaaactagtagga t (SEQ ID NO: 368) P1_B2_R27 tgccttttggctagg tgttaaattatgg (SEQ ID NO: 369) P1_B2_R28 tgtctacctgaccaa tcgatggg (SEQ ID NO: 370) P1_B2_R29 cagctttttgcagag cttcagtaga (SEQ ID NO: 371) P1_B2_R30 ttcaacaaaagtgcc agtagtcatttc (SEQ ID NO: 372) P1_B2_R31 tggccagataattta agacatatgttgtgc (SEQ ID NO: 373) P1_B2_R32 tgctccgttttagta gcagttaactgt (SEQ ID NO: 374) P1_B2_R33 tgtctgtttcctcat aacttagaatgtcca t (SEQ ID NO: 375) P1_B2_R34 ttttcactttgtcca aagattcctttgc (SEQ ID NO: 376) P1_B2_R35 gagaattctgcattt ctttacactttggg (SEQ ID NO: 377) P1_B2_R36 gggactgatttgtgt aacaagttgcag (SEQ ID NO: 378) P1_B2_R37 ttcatacaaataatt tcctacataatctgc agt (SEQ ID NO: 379) P1_B2_R38 tcaatactggctcaa taccagaatcaagt (SEQ ID NO: 380) P1_B2_R39 ttttgcagggtgaag agctagtc (SEQ ID NO: 381) P1_B2_R40 caacctgccataatt ttcgtttggc (SEQ ID NO: 382) P1_B2_R41 tgaagtttccaaact aacatcacaaggtg (SEQ ID NO: 383) P1_B2_R42 tatttcagaaaacac ttgtcttgcgtt (SEQ ID NO: 384) P1_B2_R43 taccacattatatga aaagcctttttggg (SEQ ID NO: 385) P1_B2_R44 gggtttctcttatca acacgaggaagt (SEQ ID NO: 386) P1_B2_R45 cccaaaacatgaatg ttctcaacaagtg (SEQ ID NO: 387 P1_B2_R46 tctgtcagttcatca tcttccataaaagc (SEQ ID NO: 388) P1_B2_R47 tagcataccaagtct actgaataaacactt t (SEQ ID NO: 389) P1_B2_R48 atgaaatatttcttt ttaggagaaccctca a (SEQ ID NO: 390) P1_B2_R49 acaggtaatcggctc taaagaaacatg (SEQ ID NO: 391) P1_B2_R50 tgcttgaagattttt ccaaagtcagatgt (SEQ ID NO: 392) P1_B2_R51 tgttttgcttttgtc tgttttcctccaa (SEQ ID NO: 393) P1_B2_R52 aaggcaaaaattcat cacacaaattgtca (SEQ ID NO: 394) P1_B2_R53 tcagagagattcgag gcagagtg (SEQ ID NO: 395) P1_B2_R54 cattcctgcactaat gtgttcattct (SEQ ID NO: 396) P1_B2_R55 atcattggagggtat gagccatcc (SEQ ID NO: 397) P1_B2_R56 tgccagtttccatat gatccatctatagt (SEQ ID NO: 398) P1_B2_R57 cagaaaccttaacca tactgccgtatatg (SEQ ID NO: 399) P1_B2_R58 ggccactttttgggt atctgcacta (SEQ ID NO: 400) P1_B2_R59 cttcaagaggtgtac aggcatcag (SEQ ID NO: 401) P1_B2_R60 gggtcaggaaagaat ccaagtttggtata (SEQ ID NO: 402) P1_B2_R61 gaaactccatctcaa acaaacaaacaaatt aat (SEQ ID NO: 403) P1_B2_R62 tcctcctgaatttta gtgaataaggcttct (SEQ ID NO: 404) P1_B2_R63 tgcaaagcacgaact tgctgt (SEQ ID NO: 405) P1_B2_R64 tgtgatggccagaga gtctaaaacag (SEQ ID NO: 406) P1_B2_R65 gtgacatcccttgat aaaccttgttcc (SEQ ID NO: 407) P1_B2_R66 tagtagtggattttg cttctctgatataaa ct (SEQ ID NO: 408) P1_B2_R67 ttttttgtcgctgct aactgtatgtta (SEQ ID NO: 409)

II. One-Step Amplicon Sequencing Library

The method was the same as that in step 2 of Embodiment 2.

The sequencing results are analyzed as follows:

1. The Homogeneity Results of the Libraries Prepared by Triple-Functional Component Primer Pool and Quadruple-Functional Component Primer Pool

The homogeneity of the amplicons library is a very important indicator of the quality of the library. Good homogeneity of the library indicates a higher coverage of the target region of the library, and a better detection accuracy of the panel covering region. For this purpose, under the premise of ensuring the intact functional structure of the primer, the primer design of the amplicon is improved. The improved primer structure is optimized and simplified from the original F1+F2+R1+R2 (quadruple-functional primer components) to F1+F2+R (triple-functional primer components). This design will increase the stability of the reaction system and ensure the homogeneity of amplicons in the library.

Amplifications were respectively carried out on the primer set of the present invention and the control primer set using the same white blood cell DNA sample as a template.

The results are shown in FIG. 6. When the ratio of the specific primer is not adjusted, the comparison between the homogeneity of amplicons in the library prepared by triple-functional primer components and the homogeneity of amplicons in the library prepared by quadruple-functional primer components of the library of 67 amplicons (67 pairs of amplicons of BRCA2 selected from the 121 pairs of primers in Embodiment 5) indicates that the triple-functional component primer has significant advantages in the homogeneity of the library.

2. 30 ng of cfDNA was Used in a Library Preparation by One-Step Primer Pool, and the Number of Molecular Tag Types/the Number of Clusters of One of the Amplicons was Obtained after Data Analysis

Amplifications were respectively carried out on the primer set of the present invention and the control primer set using the same cfDNA sample as a template.

The results are shown in FIG. 7. Compared with the quadruple-functional component primer, the triple-functional component primer has better capture efficiency of original template than the quadruple-functional component primer, which makes the ultra-low frequency detection more sensitive and stable. The figure below is an amplicon randomly selected in the triple-functional component primer method, and after library preparation, the data information after adding tags to the original template is obtained. The higher template capture efficiency allows the triple-functional component primer method to reach a lower detection limit of mutation frequency.

3. Background Noise at the Level of 0.1‰-1‰ of the Libraries Prepared by Two Methods and Subjected to Sequencing (Same as 2)

Amplifications were respectively carried out on the primer set of the present invention and the control primer set using the same cfDNA sample as a template.

The results are shown in FIG. 8. Compared with the amplicon library preparation method of the quadruple-functional component primer, using the triple-functional component primer effectively improves the capture efficiency of the template, reduces the non-specific amplification of the library, and decreases the number of cycles of the library amplification. At the same time, through the comparison of two amplicon library preparation methods, it is found that under the use of high-fidelity DNA polymerase, the triple-functional component primer is better in terms of the background noise of sequencing data at the level of 5‰. The lower background noise enables the triple-functional primer component method to be more accurate in detecting a relatively low frequency mutation.

Good amplification homogeneity, high capture efficiency of original template molecules, high-fidelity DNA polymerase, ultra-low background noise, and the introduction of molecular tags eventually facilitate the triple-functional primer component to achieve an effective detection of ultra-low frequency mutation at the level of 3‰. The primer structure of this library preparation method has been fully optimized, and the performance of this library preparation method is much better than that of the traditional library preparation method for low-frequency mutation detection.

The comparison results of the one-step rapid library preparation method of the present invention, the ordinary amplification library preparation method and the capture library preparation method are shown in Table 17 and Table 18.

Table 17 Shows the Comparison of the One-Step Rapid Library Preparation Method, the Ordinary Amplification Library Preparation Method, and the Capture Library Preparation Method

One-step rapid library Ordinary amplification Capture library preparation library preparation preparation Sample required Very little little Much (100-500 ng) Sample capture Very high high Relatively high efficiency operation     <5 min Relatively complicated Very complicated Library preparation <1.5 h 8 h 2 d time Contamination risk Extremely low risk of Potential contamination Potential contamination cross-contamination risk risk Laboratory Low Relatively high High requirement Quantification Qubit quantification qPCR quantification qPCR quantification method Flexibility Good Good Poor (difficult to increase or decrease capture region) Capture region Moderate Moderate Very large Library preparation Very low Relatively high Very high cost Operator requirement Low Relatively high Very high

Table 18 Shows the Comparison Results of the Proportion of Target Fragments in the Library of the Present Method and the Control Method

Proportion of main peak of Proportion of main peak of Sample No RIN the one-step library the control library LAAAFST1 3.2 50.66% 30.28% PC949TQ2 2.9   100% 57.48% PA970TQ1 2.8   100% 56.71% LAAAF0T1 2.8   100% 73.34% LAAAFPT1 2.7 84.86% 59.94% PD010TQ1 2.3 80.17% 69.85% PC916TQ1 2.2   100% 82.54% PC980TQ1 2   100% 52.30% PC977TP1 1.7   100% 51.83% LAAAEVT1 1.7   100% 38.01%

After the amplicon library is prepared, there may be amplification products of target fragments, primer dimers or multimers, and fragment products of non-specific amplification in the system. A high proportion of the amplification products of target fragments becomes an extremely important indicator for evaluating the quality of the amplicon library. Table 18 shows the present method has great advantages in terms of the proportion of target fragments of the library as compared to the control method.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION

In order to solve the current difficulties in library preparation, the present invention has developed the one-step rapid amplification library preparation method. Compared with the traditional capture method, the amplification library preparation method has the following advantages (FIG. 1). The library preparation method is simple and rapid, has a low requirement for operators, and can achieve the library preparation by only a normal PCR operation for corresponding reaction time. Since the quality and purity of the library prepared by this method are very high, only a simple cycle of magnetic bead purification and Qubit quantification are required before being used in a normal sequencing. The one-step library preparation technology can be applied to all second-generation platforms including IonTorrent, illumina and BGI/MGI platforms. Based on the library preparation method, the present invention has developed detection products targeted at SNP, Ins/Del, CNV and methylation of DNA, as well as detection products for gene fusion and expression of RNA samples.

The present invention has the following merits because of adopting the above technical solutions:

1. Little sample consumption and high utilization rate. The capture efficiency of the original template molecules in the sample is high, and thus a relatively low amount of starting templates is required. When performing germline mutation detection, even just a pg-level amount of starting templates is required. When performing low frequency mutation detection of cfDNA, a limited amount of starting templates can achieve a higher template capture efficiency, thereby achieving an effective capture of trace ctDNA molecules, realizing a lower detection limit and a higher sensitivity;

2. Ultra-low detection limit. The unique primer design, supporting PCR reaction system, reaction conditions, and subsequent information analysis and noise reduction system ultimately result in the lowest mutation detection limit of 3‰, making it possible to realize an accurate detection of ultra-early stage and trace amounts of ctDNA sample mutations;

3. Good homogeneity of library. The innovative primer structure design and supporting reaction system result in the optimal homogeneity of amplicons in the library. When conducting a multiplex amplification, the different structural characteristics of the sequences of various amplicons and the different amplification efficiencies of various primers will eventually result in a huge difference in the abundance of amplicons in the library. How to balance the difference in the abundance of amplicons is a key indicator to evaluate the quality of the library. The components of the triple-functional primer used in the present method have obvious advantages over the components of the quadruple-functional primer. Specifically, the cooperation of primer composition and reaction system ensures that the method can control differential amplifications of amplicons at a reduced number of cycles, and then a method like universal primer amplification is used. Since there is no competition between R1 and R2 in the following figure, a stable low differential amplification is achieved in subsequent cycles;

4. High repeatability. The components of the quadruple-functional primer will increase the uncertainty of the reaction system and reaction conditions, and are more sensitive to sample quality, reaction system and external environmental influences. While the components of the triple-functional primer have been improved in this aspect, and the simpler components result in a better system stability, and a higher repeatability and accuracy of sample detection;

5. Easy operation and time saving. The traditional capture library preparation technology has cumbersome operations and long procedures. The entire library preparation process takes nearly 48 h and imposes high requirements on operators. The ordinary amplification library preparation method requires at least two cycles of PCR and two cycles of purification, including subsequent QPCR quantification. The entire library preparation process requires at least one working day. The present invention only involves one-step PCR reaction and corresponding product purification steps, and the entire library preparation process can be completed within 1.5 h, thereby simplifying the library preparation operation process and saving time of the library preparation (the library preparation can be completed within 1.5 h, and the entire process from the library preparation to the completion of sequencing and to the completion of the bioinformatic analysis can be controlled within 22 h);

6. Able to detect multiple gene mutation types. Starting from a DNA sample, SNP, SNV, Ins/Del, methylation, gene or exon level copy number variation, and chromosome arm level copy number variation can be detected. In addition, after adding molecular tags to primers, mutations at the level of as low as 1‰ can be further detected. Starting with a RNA sample, the expression of specific genes, the fusion of specific genes, etc. can be detected;

7. Multiple sample types. The starting sample can be fresh tissue samples, frozen samples, puncture samples, FFPE samples and other tissue sample types. Meanwhile, isolated cfDNA or CTC in blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, and pleural fluid can also be detected. After DNA or RNA is extracted from normal samples, library preparation can be conducted by one-step rapid amplification library preparation method;

8. Effective elimination of cross-contamination between samples. The barcode sequences that distinguish different samples are added at the beginning of PCR, and the simplification of the operation process and steps effectively eliminates possible cross-contaminations during the library preparation process, especially when detecting low frequency mutations, cross-contamination between samples is extremely prone to determining as a false positive mutation;

9. Reduced cost of library preparation. Compared with the traditional capture technology, the cost required for library preparation using the present method is greatly reduced. The capture probes used in the traditional capture library preparation are expensive, and the reagents and consumables involved in the lengthy experimental process also increase the cost of capture library preparation. In contrast, the one-step library preparation process requires a greatly reduced amount of reagents and consumables, and the cost of library preparation is much lower than that of the traditional capture library preparation method. At the same time, compared with the one-step rapid amplification library preparation method, at least one cycle of additional PCR and purification and the QPCR quantitation of the library in the normal amplification library preparation method will also greatly increase the cost of library preparation. Compared with the components of the prior quadruple-functional primer, the components of the triple-functional primer lead to low consumption of total primer and each component of primer, thus having a lower cost advantage;

10. Space saving. Since this method requires only one cycle of PCR, the laboratory requires only 3 rooms (sample extraction, PCR amplification room, library purification and sequencing), which saves space as compared to the conventional library preparation where 4 rooms (sample extraction, PCR1, PCR2, and library purification and sequencing) are required.

Flexible and simple library preparation method, allowing detection of multiple mutation types, and extremely high detection sensitivity are the biggest features of the present invention. 

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 15. A primer combination for preparing an amplicon library for detecting the variation of a target gene, comprising: a forward outer primer F1, a forward inner primer F2, and a reverse primer R designed according to a target amplicon; wherein the forward outer primer F1 is sequentially composed of a sequencing adapter 1, a barcode sequence for distinguishing different samples, and a universal sequence; the forward inner primer F2 is sequentially composed of a universal sequence and a forward specific primer sequence of the target amplicon; the reverse outer primer R is sequentially composed of a sequencing adapter 2 and a reverse specific primer sequence of the target amplicon.
 16. The primer combination according to claim 15, wherein the forward inner primer F2 is sequentially composed of the universal sequence, a molecular tag sequence, and the forward specific primer sequence of the target amplicon.
 17. The primer combination according to claim 16, wherein the molecular tag sequence is composed of 6-30 bases, comprising random bases and at least one set of specific bases; the specific bases are set in the random bases; the specific bases in each set are composed of 1-5 bases.
 18. The primer combination according to claim 15, wherein the barcode sequence is a nucleotide sequence with a length of 6-12 nt, no more than 3 consecutive bases, and a GC content of 40-60%; the universal sequence has a length of 16-25 nt, and a GC content of 35-65%, without consecutive bases or obvious secondary structure.
 19. The primer combination according to claim 15, wherein the sequencing adapter 1 and the sequencing adapter 2 are corresponding sequencing adapters selected according to different sequencing platforms.
 20. The primer combination according to claim 19, wherein: When the sequencing platform is an Illumina platform, the sequencing adapter 1 is I5, and the sequencing adapter 2 is I7; or the sequencing platform is an Ion Torrent platform, the sequencing adapter 1 is A, and the sequencing adapter 2 is P; or the sequencing platform is a BGI/MGI platform; or, the nucleotide sequence of the universal sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO:
 1. 21. A method of preparing an amplicon library for detecting the variation of a target gene, comprising the following steps: taking DNA or cDNA of a sample to be tested as a template, carrying out a one-step PCR amplification using the primer combination according to claim 15 to obtain an amplified product, wherein the amplified product is the amplicon library of the target gene.
 22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the sample to be tested is an in vitro tissue sample, a frozen sample, a puncture sample, a FFPE sample, blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, or pleural fluid.
 23. The method according to claim 21, wherein the forward inner primer F2 is sequentially composed of the universal sequence, a molecular tag sequence, and the forward specific primer sequence of the target amplicon.
 24. The primer combination according to claim 21, wherein the molecular tag sequence is composed of 6-30 bases, comprising random bases and at least one set of specific bases; the specific bases are set in the random bases; the specific bases in each set are composed of 1-5 bases.
 25. The primer combination according to claim 21, wherein the barcode sequence is a nucleotide sequence with a length of 6-12 nt, no more than 3 consecutive bases, and a GC content of 40-60%; the universal sequence has a length of 16-25 nt, and a GC content of 35-65%, without consecutive bases or obvious secondary structure.
 26. A method of detecting a mutation of a target gene of a sample to be tested, comprising the following steps: 1) preparing an amplicon library of the target gene by the method according to claim 21; 2) evenly mixing the amplicon libraries of the target genes of all samples, and then diluting to obtain a sequencing DNA library; 3) sequencing the sequencing DNA library to obtain a sequencing result, and analyzing the variation of the target gene of the sample to be tested according to the sequencing result.
 27. The method according to claim 26, wherein the sample to be tested is an in vitro tissue sample, a frozen sample, a puncture sample, a FFPE sample, blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, or pleural fluid.
 28. A method of detecting a mutation frequency in a target region of a sample to be tested, comprising the following steps: 1) preparing an amplicon library of the target gene by using the method according to claim 21; 2) evenly mixing the amplicon libraries of the target genes of all samples, and then diluting to obtain a sequencing DNA library; 3) sequencing the sequencing DNA library to obtain a sequencing result, and calculating the mutation frequency of the target gene of the sample to be tested according to the sequencing result; wherein the variation frequency=number of mutation clusters/total number of effective clusters×100%.
 29. The method according to claim 28, wherein the sample to be tested is an in vitro tissue sample, a frozen sample, a puncture sample, a FFPE sample, blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, or pleural fluid. 